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Leroy Shakespeare

Feb 15, 2014 - Staff

Leroy Shakespeare died Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, at Wyoming Medical Center in Casper. He was 75 years old.

Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Monday, Feb. 17, at St. Stephen's Catholic Church with Father Phil Wagner officiating. Interment will follow at the Arapahoe Catholic Cemetery. A rosary will be at 7 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 16, at St. Stephen's Catholic Church with a wake to follow at Eagle Hall then at the family home, 101 Goes In Lodge Road.

Leroy Shakespeare was born March 13, 1938, in Fort Washakie, the son of John and Nellie (Friday) Shakespeare.

He was an active member of the Catholic church and celebrated the traditional ways and ceremonies.

His family said he had many talents and was a hand drum maker, artist, cartoonist and guitar player. He liked to tell jokes, stories and enjoyed listening to Johnny Cash songs. They said he also liked to run around, even though he had only one leg. He enjoyed bingo, basketball, riding horses, rodeo, boxing, training people for boxing, and animals, especially dogs. He liked to watch Westerns, cruise around, help others, fish and camp. He was known as "Cowboy Lee" to his family and friends. They said he was known for giving crazy nicknames to his grandchildren, nieces and nephews. He enjoyed speaking in his Native language but also knew how to speak Sioux, Spanish and Crow.